guess whose back?

dress: Target clearance 

tights: Old Navy

heels: Lela Rose for Payless

necklace: [un]possible cuts

belt: H&M

So, like a broken record, I again have to apologize for my long absence. It was a combination of factors. My computer died and getting a new one took a while. Getting it all set up took even longer. In addition, I took an 8 week online graduate class that ate up a ton of my time. I've been busy but I'm back.

ps I have bangs again

pps I've missed you!

heidi

dress: Target clearance

fur collar: H&M

tights: Old navy

Jeffery Campbell platforms

necklace: gift

jacket: GAP clearance

belt: H&M

I am very excited that I learned how to automatically have pictures post with a uniform width. Sadly, it only highlights how mediocre my camera phone is. sigh. 

I felt like I should be yodeling and climbing a mountain with a goat. Between the hair and the fur and the sweet, demure dress...this outfit was a bit costume-y, which I like. It's hard to tell with these crappy photos but the tights have little red polka dots on them. There is no way I was going to not like this outfit...polka dots, pleats, sheer. Oh how I love girly details!

pink and red all over

 skirt: jcrew clearance

top: Forever 21

belt: H&M

tights: Old Navy

heels: Jeffery Campbell

necklace: Sway

Happy Valentine's Day! I went all out with the pinks and reds today because...well why not get in the spirit of things. My students showered me with roses of all kinds. I got a real rose, a fake rose, a chocolate rose, and tons of "roses are red" poems. They are so sweet! My favorites though were the handwritten Valentine's Day notes they kept sneaking on to my desk all day long :) Cute cute cute!!! My day ended with a sappy, romantic, giggling and cryng the whole way through kind of a movie with a lovely, dear friend. Wonderful day!

And just because...a sneak peek at my newest Unpossible Cuts necklace. Love, love, love!

bang bang

dress: Vintage

belt: H&M

cardigan: Target

 platforms: Jeffery Campbell

necklace: gift

Here it is! The new hair :) I have been wanting to go back to more blunt bangs for a while now. Cut my hair short a few years ago and as I have been growing it out, I grew my bangs out. I have been waiting for my hair to get long so I could cut them. I am happy with how it turned out. I needed a change and I am finding that it is changing how my clothes look on me. I pass my reflection and wonder, "who is that, with the bangs?" I am not quite used to this new look yet but I do like it.

snip snip snip

dress: Talbot's resale

belt: H&M 

wedges: Mia sale

necklace: Unpossible Cuts

sunglasses: Walgreens

I went to the salon today and made a significant change to my hair! So happy with how it turned out and as always I am grateful to Shannon at Revamp Salon for being amazing at what he does! Took these photos before my appointment so check back tomorrow to see my lovely new 'do.

love wins it

I thought that I love/hated this dress but I have decided that I love it. It needs some TLC as it was a $10 vintage find and I have had it for a year now. The elastic in the waist is shot, which is messing up the pleating on the front and therefore jacking up the whole shape of the dress. The color is so beautiful. Anytime I wear this, I feel like I have an extra spring in my step. It is such a lady-like dress with the high collar and tulip sleeves. Can you just picture me prancing down the hallways with my class trailing after me like little ducklings? Sashaying like the little lady I am.

Sadly, this is not an accurate portrayal. I don't really sashay. And my class is rarely a neat line of ducklings, trailing meekly. Instead, picture me... herding cats...in this dress...and heels. Yup, now you've got it. My life. Lord help me. ;)

if it ain't broke

dress: vintage from New Bohemia
cardigan: GAP
tights: Old Navy
belt: H&M
platforms: Jeffery Campbell from Nordstrom Rack

I have got Spring Break on the brain. I can't blame my kids at all for being squirrely, actually they have been great. But I am so ready for a nice long week off. I'm going to get out of town, hopefully see some PC friends and get some beach time.

Can I sing the praises of New Bohemia enough? I don't think I can. That place rocks. This dress is from Montgomery Wards, remember that place. Is it even around anymore. The tag and label look pretty ancient so I am thinking no. The couple times I have worn this have always been with these sky high platforms. I probably should switch things up next time but they work so well with this dress. And if it ain't broke...

periwinkle pleats gone wrong

I love it, I hate it. This dress is from my favorite shop in Austin, that I've mentioned before. I love the color of it and the pattern. It also has tulip sleeves, which I think are just adorable. How often do you come across a periwinkle dress? So pretty! But the neckline and the pleating in the front are just wrong. I am trying to figure out what can be done to it. In the meantime I wore it anyway. I went all matchy with my mustard cardigan with periwinkle lace. The brown boots and brown tights were kind of for lack of a better option. I think I was trying to frump it up and crossed the line. :) it happens.

dress: vintage
cardigan: Sway clearance
belt: H&M
tights: old navy gift
boots: steve madden clearance
earrings: Target

still finding my groove

My little blog is still pretty new and I am still trying to find my rhythm. Taking pictures and posting daily is my goal. I just haven't gotten there yet. Even when I do take pictures I don't always get them up.
So here I am, yet again, playing catch up. Loser.
me, not you :)

Saturday was a farmers market, shopping with the roommate day. I intended to buy Christmas gifts but instead went ape shit crazy at the mall. All those sales on clothes and it's so much easier to buy for myself. I know exactly what I want! Boo me! In my defense, I had immediate buyers remorse and returned most of it the next day. Having come to my senses, I then bought Christmas gifts as I originally planned. it was just a temporary leave of my senses. This tends to happen in close proximity to clothing.

That being said, I am officially on a shopping freeze...for myself and clothes. I have enough...for now.

Saturday: Farmer's Market and devil-mall

Cardigan, necklace: Target
top: GAP
cords: Jcrew resale
boots: Seychelle's
ring: Rings Eclectic by melanie lynn

Saturday night: Holiday party at Cupcake Dangerous' casa

Dress, belt: H&M clearance
Cardigan: target
fishnets: Kohl's
Platforms: Jeffery Campbell

Monday: Buyers remorse redemption

red cardigan: American Apparel resale
grey sweater: Old Navy clearance
T-shirt: gift
skirt, shoes: target clearance
fishnets, knee-highs: Kohl's

Inspired by: keiko lynn

I'll admit that this is a whole heaping lot of a hodgepodge. Honestly, I have not idea where this outfit came from. I dove into my closet and came out with this. I feel like it's kinda weird but that's why I like it. I've been reading keiko lynn's blog for a while now and it is one of my favorites. The blog itself is heavily outfit driven, which I love. And her style is impeccable. So sweet and girly but not overly so. Ruffles, bows, sky high heels, knee highs and tights galore. She layers so well. What's not to love I ask you?

So I love her style and was planning to use her as my Thursday inspiration. Last night I was scrolling through her page waiting for my "aha!" moment and nothing was taking hold. So I got up and started rammaging through the closet. Really, it was her whole look that inspired me, in all it's ruffly, jacketed, belted, heeled glory. I layered this sheer cobalt dress over a tiered ruffle skirt. I added the red bow belt and heeled mary janes. Then topped it off with a long gray cardigan, hoping to tone down the explosion of red, white and blue. I seriously looked at this and was like "hell no," took the whole thing off and started form scratch because I was like, "I just freaking wore these colors today!" But my mind kept coming back to this outfit. Sometimes I put something on, know that it is kind of out there and that just makes me want to wear it more. This inclination has definitely left me walking around looking ridiculous more than once.

Dress: Sway clearance
skirt: Anthropologie
Sweater, Button up: Target
MaryJanes: Target (cicra 2003!)
Bow belt: H&M